ben driscoll
@daisyowl.com
I'm Ben Driscoll, I make games and stuff
🚀 Cobalt Core bit.ly/CobaltCoreSteam
🛠️ Sunshine Heavy Industries tinyurl.com/n88fsmee
🌼 Daisy Owl daisyowl.com
🚀 Cobalt Core bit.ly/CobaltCoreSteam
🛠️ Sunshine Heavy Industries tinyurl.com/n88fsmee
🌼 Daisy Owl daisyowl.com
you know what? *entombs you in the orb*
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
you know what? *entombs you in the orb*
i wouldn't call it impostor syndrome exactly but i do feel like the seed idea of cobalt core was a shiny diamond we found after 10000 hours in the game ideation mines, and i yearn to find another
November 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
i wouldn't call it impostor syndrome exactly but i do feel like the seed idea of cobalt core was a shiny diamond we found after 10000 hours in the game ideation mines, and i yearn to find another
All the fonts in cobalt core and sunshine are by Chevy
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
All the fonts in cobalt core and sunshine are by Chevy
It is objectively good for people to be able to mod your game easily. I was concerned if we were gonna be moddable but the community cracked the game open like a big juicy coconut before we even launched
This is why for any desktop release I do in the future I want to continue to use the normal C# binaries - even though C# now supports compiling to native binaries (great for Consoles) I want it to be easy to decompile the game.
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
It is objectively good for people to be able to mod your game easily. I was concerned if we were gonna be moddable but the community cracked the game open like a big juicy coconut before we even launched
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October 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Yay!!!! i finished #shiptember2025 here they all are
October 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Yay!!!! i finished #shiptember2025 here they all are
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the “this could’ve been an email” for programming is “this could’ve been an array”
October 25, 2025 at 7:19 PM
the “this could’ve been an email” for programming is “this could’ve been an array”
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Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
October 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW!
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
🚂🧟🧛
Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania.
Steam: s.team/a/3352310
itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
oh your cat has an instagram account? mine is on linkedin
October 22, 2025 at 10:33 PM
oh your cat has an instagram account? mine is on linkedin
checking the community cobalt core wiki for info about cards even tho i have the source code open right in front of me
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
checking the community cobalt core wiki for info about cards even tho i have the source code open right in front of me
lossless png? no thank you, i prefer the analog warmth of jpeg compression artifacts
October 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
lossless png? no thank you, i prefer the analog warmth of jpeg compression artifacts
why does music hit 10x harder on headphones on an airplane
October 20, 2025 at 11:24 PM
why does music hit 10x harder on headphones on an airplane
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Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
October 7, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!
i think this article + chart are a really interesting idea, but i think the # of credits axis needs some refinement. the core team for cobalt core was 3 people, but for instance we also have like 50 people in the credits for the various localization teams (which we are happy to credit, of course!)
October 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
i think this article + chart are a really interesting idea, but i think the # of credits axis needs some refinement. the core team for cobalt core was 3 people, but for instance we also have like 50 people in the credits for the various localization teams (which we are happy to credit, of course!)
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welcome to 💥CRASHOUT CREW💢
form a crew of up to 4 overworked friends and drift into a frantic co-op forklift experience where teamwork is key, disaster is inevitable and managing stress is all on you.
DEMO drops Oct 13th as part of Steam Next Fest‼️
it's time to clock tf in.
form a crew of up to 4 overworked friends and drift into a frantic co-op forklift experience where teamwork is key, disaster is inevitable and managing stress is all on you.
DEMO drops Oct 13th as part of Steam Next Fest‼️
it's time to clock tf in.
October 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
welcome to 💥CRASHOUT CREW💢
form a crew of up to 4 overworked friends and drift into a frantic co-op forklift experience where teamwork is key, disaster is inevitable and managing stress is all on you.
DEMO drops Oct 13th as part of Steam Next Fest‼️
it's time to clock tf in.
form a crew of up to 4 overworked friends and drift into a frantic co-op forklift experience where teamwork is key, disaster is inevitable and managing stress is all on you.
DEMO drops Oct 13th as part of Steam Next Fest‼️
it's time to clock tf in.
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what's this guy's problem
October 5, 2025 at 4:39 AM
what's this guy's problem
We have stuff like this too. The “make the whole thing” part of making a game is a lot easier if you make tools to help you do it (and especially ones that give you an overview of your progress / remaining work)
One of the most useful tools we built to manage the massive number of illustrations in Battle Suit Aces was the art production sheet.
We update it from the editor so we have in-game usage info and it pulls thumbnails from git. And then direction notes and progress tracking happens here.
We update it from the editor so we have in-game usage info and it pulls thumbnails from git. And then direction notes and progress tracking happens here.
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
We have stuff like this too. The “make the whole thing” part of making a game is a lot easier if you make tools to help you do it (and especially ones that give you an overview of your progress / remaining work)
is that really what you want
September 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
is that really what you want
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when cloud services hound me to pay for the 50th time
September 16, 2025 at 10:08 PM
when cloud services hound me to pay for the 50th time
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my favorite thing reading opinions about writing C is you get professor malmo stroopwaffle like "the thoughtful engineer would be remiss in assuming operations of— " and then the next quote is linus torvalds saying "anyone who does this is a slime brained sack of shit"
September 8, 2025 at 5:52 AM
my favorite thing reading opinions about writing C is you get professor malmo stroopwaffle like "the thoughtful engineer would be remiss in assuming operations of— " and then the next quote is linus torvalds saying "anyone who does this is a slime brained sack of shit"
the idea of making games with the constraints of 1990's hardware sounds fun and focusing until you actually start to look into what those constraints look like
September 8, 2025 at 5:53 AM
the idea of making games with the constraints of 1990's hardware sounds fun and focusing until you actually start to look into what those constraints look like
i regret to inform everyone that i just read the DOOM black book and our next game will be written in C with a custom memory allocator 😔
September 8, 2025 at 1:08 AM
i regret to inform everyone that i just read the DOOM black book and our next game will be written in C with a custom memory allocator 😔
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See ya tomorrow at 9AM 🚀👀 cherof.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt...
September 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
See ya tomorrow at 9AM 🚀👀 cherof.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt...